An estimated 50% of sterile medical devices in the U.S. are treated with ethylene oxide. It is also a known carcinogen.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has moved to relax air pollution limits on ethylene oxide (EtO), a highly ...
The repeal loosens standards for roughly 90 facilities that emit the toxic chemical ethylene oxide in neighborhoods across the U.S.
The gas, ethylene oxide, plays a crucial role in sterilizing medical devices. But long-term exposure is linked to several ...